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Just returned from a cinema trip to see this. About halfway through there is a cracking guitar instrumental being playing in the background.

A bit of Googling reveals that it is called Stream of Stars, a Jeff Lynne composition. Would make a classy Shads style number.

George

Just YouTubed it, I tend to agree with you.

The sound is certainly more than a little Hank-influenced...



Bill

The only good thing about the film!!

You mean apart from outstanding performances by Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence, David?

George

Jeff Lynne writes some good instrumentals - "Theme for Something Really Important" for instance!

It's background music. That's it. Unremarkable.

Yes, it's a nice enough tune, but not remarkable enough to remember. It doesn't seem to have that hook that would make it a classic. The actual sounds & quality are top notch, & the guitar tone great, albeit a Jeff version of Hank. But I guess we all try to make our own versions of Hank, too. I am a sincere Jeff Lynne fan, & delight in his phenomenal ELO work. Now that is Classic !

Tony.

George Geddes wrote:You mean apart from outstanding performances by Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence, David?

George

I thought the whole thing tedious, George. We fell asleep at one stage...

I went to an afternoon showing of 'Lincoln' last year and the woman next to me (no, not my wife or anyone else of my acquiatance) fell asleep. Now I know it's a very long film but this was after the opening credits! She woke up and saw the last hour or so...
To be honest, I thought American Hustle was somewhat over-rated and the twist was obvious. It's not 'The Sting' by any means, but I did think it was saved by some superb performances from the stars. You might enjoy 'Inside Llewyn Davis' more, David.

However - to get back to the topic - I still think Stream od stars is a nice [i]hommage[/i] to (or pastiche of) the Shadows style. If I could write 'background music' that's 'unremarkable' like that, I'd be quite happy...

George